pretty
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
Đồng nghĩa: dainty
- 2.
Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
- 3.
(derogatory, often)(often derogatory) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
- 4.
(UK, derogatory, sometimes)(UK, sometimes derogatory) Effeminate.
- 5.
Cunning; clever, skilful.
- 6.
(dated)Moderately large; considerable.
- 7.
(dated)Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.).
- 8.
(ironic)Awkward, unpleasant, bad.
- 9.
(programming, of code) Matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(not comparable)Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
- 2.
(dialectal, not comparable)(dialect) Prettily, in a pretty manner.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
- 2.
Something that is pretty.
We'll stop at the knife store and look at the sharp pretties.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To make pretty; to beautify
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From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiġ (tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute), from *prattug, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning), corresponding to prat + -y. pratty.